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Fitness night encourages Barrington families to stay healthy together By: Bridget O'Shea | boshea@pioneerlocal.com | @OSheaBridget During a cold and blustery night Jan. 24, dozens of Barbara Rose Elementary School students and their families warmed up with a series of fitness activities. The schools Family Fitness Night encouraged proper health and fitness through activities like Zumba, martial arts and yoga. In addition to six physical activity stations, families also rotated to a nutrition booth with information about the sugar content of various products. There also was a dentist who talked to Rose students and their families about proper dental care. <br>Source: http://barrington.suntimes.com/news/schools/fitness-BCR-01302014:article

The app, which has a web portal you can access too, lets you set weight loss goals and calculates if youre staying on track. If precise caloric and sleep-tracking data is a must, youll need to add one small accessory: a Bluetooth heart rate monitor. Wahoo and Polar both make models that work with a number of iOS and Android fitness apps. Using a heart rate monitor lets you fine-tune your workouts and get a more accurate picture of the relationship between certain exercises and their caloric toll. <br>Source: http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2014/01/smartphone-fitness-tracker/

BAC-to-LA Fitness transition hitting some stumbling blocks

Over the past five years, our market has become extremely saturated with co-ed clubs, Heim said. I think most people understand why we made the decision that we did. When the Buffalo Athletic Club was formed in 1980, there were fewer than 25 health clubs in the Buffalo metropolitan area. Today there are more than 175. As a result of that squeeze, the BAC found the bulk of its growth and profit was coming from its women-only clubs. <br>Source: http://www.buffalonews.com/business/bac-to-la-fitness-transition-hitting-some-stumbling-blocks-20140127

FitnessSyncer.com adds more Fitness Clouds and FitnessSyncer Pro

FitnessSyncer connects data from different fitness cloud services, phone apps, watches, etc. into a single dashboard that displays the calories burned, distance and duration of activity. Users can track progress within the visit this site dashboard and by setting up email reports which can be delivered daily, weekly or monthly. The service currently supports Fitbit, Garmin Connect, Jawbone UP, MapMyFitness, Microsoft HealthVault, NikeFuel, RunKeeper, Strava and Training Peaks. FitnessSyncer is continually working to expand the range of fitness clouds and features. <br>Source: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/fitnesssyncer-com-adds-more-fitness-130000993.html